Should Roadie Be A Cult Classic ?
 

I was browsing through the internet, and found many articles about Meat and his 1981 movie Roadie, and was surprised to see how many fans this movie has. Also, alot of those fans think that this movie should be deserving of cult status, just like The Rocky Horror Picture Show ? Well my question is, do you all agree ?

I thought Roadie was a shit film, but I also think Rocky Horror was a shit film too, giving Roadie a cult status really wouldn't change my opinion of it.

i agree i wasn't as impressed by Rocky horror kinda dragged as it went on, after the Loaf's part.

Haven't seen roadie but there's no real difference if a film is called a cult classic...it just gives an ego trip to some people who believe they know more then the rest in relation to watching films.

Rocky horror is trash to me, Roadie is respectable but nothing special imo.

Just my opinion btw ;-)

I absolutely love Roadie and that is evident as I need to replace my DVD as it has worn out, it gets to a certain point then dies :shock:. Not sure if it's worthey of cult status though.

I loved Roadie when I was a kid but today it appears a little boring to me.

By the way, there is a new PS game about to be released called Brütal Legend. It features a character who looks like Jack Black (but with a lot of muscles, LOL). The trailer for the game reminded me of Roadie - coincidence?

Brütal Legend trailer
Roadie trailer

RHPS gained it's cult status not because of it's quality (objectively, it's not a very good movie), but because of its following, with the audience participation and all that. You need a slightly quirky fanbase for a cult classic, and from what I know about Roadie—I'm not big on Meat's acting, so I haven't it seen it—it doesn't have much going for it to base some obsessive devotion on. I mean, no one seems to care enough to whip up a needlessly detailed Wikipedia article.

You can't just go "hey, a lot of people seem to like this movie, lets just give it a cult status." Well, you can, but I'm faily confident that it wouldn't catch on.

Exactly.

The following gives it a cult status, not some committee or awards panel.

Agreed...plus, as Mike pointed out above, I am not sure what difference does it make at all...

If that were the case then Titanic would have a cult status and I don't think it has.

Poor Titanic...it had 2 strikes against it from the very beginning...it had Leonardo Di Caprio in it and most people knew the ending...

Don't spoil it, I've not seen it yet :))

THEY DIE! THEY ALL DIE! EVERYBODY! AGGGGGAH! THE CREW HAS DIED!

HELP THEM PLEASE!!!! ANDY DONT LOOK..... ONE GUY SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE HEAD!

I'll SAVE YOU ANDY!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

ANDY!!!! THE TITANTIC IS SINKING!!!!! AGGAGAGAGAGAAGGAAGAGHHHH!!!!!!!

(Neil comes and saves us both then all three of us are hit by a walrus and eaten. Then Zina comes in via helicopter and slays a dragon)

The End

I can't...I fell asleep in the middle and missed half of the movie...

Andy, can you please ban this kid as an example...just for a month or so...

I watched the beginning; never got as far as the end on account of falling asleep because the film is total shite.

Edit: I see I'm not alone!

Ahem...:lmao:

Unfortunatlely I can't ... only because you didn't request a life ban ...

Sorry, my post was so boring I fell asleep part way through that too ;-)

That's what I thought...but it was SO funny...great minds and all...

Do whatever you can do...PLEASE...

no can do :twisted:

if it hasn't cult status why did air france do a tour to see it???

oh the cruel dark humour you have sir!

Could've been worse, it could have had Val Kilmer :shock: